craw

American  

[kraw] / krɔ /

noun

craws plural

1. the crop of a bird or insect.

2. the stomach of an animal.

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idioms

1. stick in one's craw, to cause considerable or abiding resentment; rankle.

   She said I was pompous, and that really stuck in my craw.

craw British  

/ krɔː /

noun

1. a less common word for crop

2. the stomach of an animal

3. informal to be difficult, or against one's conscience, for one to accept, utter, or believe

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craw More Idioms  

1. see stick in one's craw.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• craws
  plural

Etymology

Origin of craw

1350–1400; Middle English crawe, probably akin to crag ²

Example Sentences

This is the craw that sticks in the throats of mindful Europeans who talk about “strategic autonomy.”

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

“And Boeing just happened to really get in my craw, to be honest.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024

And one of the things that has always stuck in my craw is the Weyland-Yutani Corporation from “Alien.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2023

Such rhetoric would probably stick in the craw of the Afghan leaders of the defeated Western-backed government.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2021

Sticks in my craw like a rusty hook, knowing how little it means to a rich creep like Tyler Croft, that he can ruin my life anytime he feels like it.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick